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Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Skjalla

Old Norse Dictionary Entry
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Definitions

Definitions

2 definitions

1 skjalla

að, [skvel, skvaldr], to swagger, talk loud; vér verðum at tala meðan ungmennit skjallar, Mork. 90, cp. Fms. vi. 335.

2 skjalla

2. mod. to flatter; s. e-n.
Similar Words

Similar Words

Runic Inscription

Runic Inscription

skjalla

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

The runic text above represents the Old Norse word "skjalla" as it might appear in runic inscriptions from the Viking Age (c. 800-1100 CE).

Abbreviations Used

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

cp
compare.
cp.
compare.
impers
impersonal.
impers.
impersonal.
infin.
infinitive.
l.
Linnæus.
l. c.
loco citato.
m.
masculine.
metaph.
metaphor, metaphorical.
mod
modern.
mod.
modern.
n.
neuter.
p.
page.
pers.
person, personal.
q. v.
quod vide.
v.
vide, verb.

Works & Authors

Edda
Edda. (C. I.)
Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Grett.
Grettis Saga. (D. II.)
Hd.
Hús-drápa. (A. I.)
Hým.
Hýmis-kviða. (A. I.)
Mork.
Morkinskinna. (E. I.)
Ob.
Ómaga-bálkr. (B. I.)
Sturl.
Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)

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